Lucknow: Huzaifa Ibrahim and Abhigyan Katriar, both from Modern School, Aliganj, emerged champions in their respective age categories at the first White Stallion Children’s Chess Tournament held in Lucknow.
Organised by Chess Club Black and White (CCBW) at a city hotel, the tournament saw Huzaifa win the Under-10 category and Abhigyan top the Under-13 section, with both players scoring 6.5 points.
In the Under-7 category, CMS Mahanagar’s Vian Kartik and CMS Gomtinagar First’s Avyaan Srivastava shared the top position with 4.5 points each. Aarush Katriar of CMS Aliganj First finished second with three points.
In Under-10, St Francis’ Kaustubh Mishra secured the top position with six points, while Avik Agarwal, also from St Francis, finished second with four points. In Under-13, Aishwarya Kumar of CMS Rajajipuram scored 5.5 points, followed by Abhijay Mishra of Modern School, Aliganj, with five points. Arindam Shukla of Ghaziabad won the Under-16 category with six points.
At the closing ceremony, chief guest Azeem Yusuf of Victory Horse Farms presented prizes to the winners. Drawing a parallel between horse racing and chess, he said patience was essential both for horses on the racecourse and the knight on the chessboard. He encouraged the young players to work hard with dedication and honesty and aim to compete at the international level.
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